Low Torque Wheel

Why is my Tacoma 83 ft/lbs wheel lug torque and my Maverick 148 ft/lbs


What accounts for such a huge difference

 

Ones a truck

 

Seriously it’s just based on the lug diameter

 

148 seems insanely high after years at 85. The Mav nicely supplements my long-in-the-tooth 2015.

 

Steel rims usually have higher specs, Toyota only bumped it up for the tundra, but now the 2024 has high torque spec.

Biggest thing is toyota has 6 lugs, so 6x 82 vs 5x 148

The ford is unusually high for a small suv.

 

What size are the lug nuts on the Maverick?
Here are a few things that determine torque specs:
Material of fastener
Material threaded into
Fastener size
Thread pitch
Thread engagement
Whether a lubricant is used
The joint design

 

The lug studs are M12 on the Tacoma
Which is less than 1/2”

Us SAE guys are used to 1/2 lugs.
Which are 90-110 ft/lbs. Which is close to the tundra and new 4th gen which use M14 studs.

 

Fords fall apart easier.

 

Mine rusted to death. It dissolved parts of the frame and sheet metal alongside of the road.

 

Most do. Yes.

But it seems like the early to mid 90’s Ranger just live forever.
The old 4.0 pushrod engine (not the SOHC) was a good engine.

 

Math